The quick action of a Sebring Police officer led to him saving the life of a man who had tied a rope around his neck and jumped off a bridge just south of Golfview Road on Thursday night. ...more

November 14, 2009

She was the strongest among them, the natural leader. So when the shelling stopped and the Israeli soldiers announced through loudspeakers that all residents should come out of their homes and head for the center of town, neighbors in Khozaa turned to Rawhiya Najar for guidance. ...more

February 16, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. ...more

January 28, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. Thomas James Ludwig, 24, got custody of his newborn twins in October after his girlfriend gave birth while jailed in Marion County. ...more

January 27, 2009

Israeli ground forces made their deepest foray yet today into Gaza's most populated area, with tanks rolling into residential neighborhoods and infantry fighting urban warfare in streets and buildings with Hamas militants who kept up their rocketing of southern Israel. ...more

January 11, 2009

ON THE ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER - Israeli troops commandeered high-rise buildings in three eastern districts of Gaza City on Monday, expelling residents and shooting militants in the streets in its furious effort to break Hamas' fighting ability as European diplomats poured into the region seeking a cease-fire. ...more

January 6, 2009

As she was about to report to federal prison last week, former lottery multimillionaire Rhoda Toth checked into a Pasco hospital with anxiety and panic attacks. ...more

October 6, 2008

The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday that it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Palestinian rocket attacks that rained hundreds of rockets on Israel in the past year and Israeli reprisals that have killed hundreds of Palestinians. ...more

June 18, 2008

A.J. Foyt IV had to deal with wind and then fire Sunday before his starting spot in the 92nd Indianapolis 500 was secure. ...more

May 19, 2008